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N  I  N  T  H 


ANNUAL    REPORT 


THE    TRUSTEES 


artieoloQena  Kuatltute  of  Connecticut, 


PRESENTED    10    THE 


PASTORAL     UNION, 


At    their    Auuual    meeting    in    £a«t    Windior, 


9Utgt»t  9tl),  1843. 


HARTFORD. 

PRESS  OF  ELIHU  GEER,  26J  STATE  STREET. 

MDCCCXLIH. 


T  [^(LDiT  IE  E 


REV.  BENNET  TYLER,  D.  D., 
"      DANIEL  DOW,  D.  D., 
"      NATHANIEL  HEWIT,  D.  D., 
«      ASAHEL  NETTLETON,  D.  D., 
"      JONATHAN  COGSWELL,  D.  D., 
"      GEORGE  A.  CALHOUN, 
"      SAMUEL  SPRING, 
"      WILLIAM  ELY, 
"      CYRUS  YALE, 
"      ABNER  BRUNDAGE, 
"      ISAAC  PARSONS, 
"      FREDERICK  MARSH, 
"      TIMOTHY  P.  GILLETT, 
"      DAVID  L.  PARMELEE, 
"      LEVI  SMITH, 
"      ELISHA  L.  CLEVELAND, 
"      BENNET  F.  NORTHROP, 
Hon.  ELI  B.  HASKELL, 
"      SETH  TERRY, 

ERASTUS  ELLSWORTH,  Esq., 
ELIPHALET  TERRY,  Esq., 
RICHARD  E.  SELDEN,  Jr.,  Esq., 
CHESTER  BUCKLEY,  Esq., 
HERLEHIGH  HASKELL,  Esq., 
JAMES  B.  HOSMER,  Esq. 


REPORT. 


The  Trustees  of  the  Theological  Institute  of  Connecti- 
cut would  present  to  the  Pastoral  Union  their  Ninth 
Annual  Report,  with  gratitude  to  the  Giver  of  all  good,  and 
an  acknowledgement  of  entire  dependence  upon  him  for 
the  supply  of  future  wants. 

Through  the  year  that  is  past  the  lives  of  the  President, 
Professors,  Trustees  and  Students  have  been  spared. 
One  of  our  number,  whose  case  was  referred  to  in  our  last 
report,  still  lingers  under  a  painful  disease,  with  undimin- 
ished interest  in  our  enterprise  which  is  yet  favored  with 
his  counsels  and  prayers. 

From  the  catalogue  recently  published  it  appears,  that 
the  whole  number  who  have  entered  the  Institute,  is  one 
hundred  and  eleven ;  of  whom  ninety-four  had  been  grad- 
uated at  some  college,  and  eleven  others  had  enjoyed  for  a 
longer  or  shorter  period,  the  advantages  of  collegiate  in- 
struction. Of  the  sixty-two,  who  have  completed  their 
course  of  studies  here,  forty-five  have  become  settled 
pastors,  and  fourteen  are  either  missionaries  or  stated 
supplies.  It  is  gratifying  to  learn  from  a  competent  wit- 
ness in  a  neighboring  state  that,  "  The  more  our  Institution 
is  known  through  its  students  and  preachers  and  other- 
ways,  the  more  prejudice  is  overcome,  and  is  succeeded 
by  friendship  and  confidence.  The  preachers  from  our 
Institute  are  generally  distinguished  for  doctrinal  instruc- 
tion and  devotedness  to  their  appropriate  work." 

The  Prudential  Committee  report,  "That  in  the  dis- 
charge of  their  duties  regarding  the  expenditure  of  funds, 
they  are  obliged  to  practice  the  most  rigid  economy,  and 
to  defer  making  improvements  which  the  board  have 
authorized." 

Soon  after  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board,  the  Committee 
renewed  the  contract  with  Dr.  Tenney  to  serve  as  agent 
for  procuring  funds.  He  visited  many  churches  making 
collections   on  old  subscriptions,   and   has  obtained  new 


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subscriptions  to  the  amount  of  about  one  thousand  dollars. 
Although  from  ill  health  and  other  causes  Dr.  Tenney  has 
been  embarrassed  in  his  labors,  yet  a  kind  Providence  has 
furnished  supplies  sufficient  to  meet  the  current  expenses 
of  the  Institute,  and  a  small  sum  has  been  applied  to 
diminish  our  debt.  As  many  subscriptions  have  this  year 
expired,  the  time  has  come  for  vigorous  exertion  to  meet 
our  annual  expenditures. 

During  the  last  year  about  one  hundred  volumes  have 
been  added  to  the  Library,  chiefly  through  the  instrumen- 
tality of  Dr.  Tenney. 

The  garden  attached  to  the  Institute  affords  proof  of 
having  been  cultivated  with  good  taste  and  healthful  in- 
dustry. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  attend  the  annual  exami- 
nation of  the  students  assure  us  of  their  satisfaction  with 
what  they  witnessed  in  the  discharge  of  their  duty. 

Once  more  commending  this  sacred  Institution  to  Him 
whose  gracious  presence  was  evidently  enjoyed  by  those 
who  met  to  consult  respecting  its  establishment  and  under 
whose  smiles  it  has  advanced  thus  far,  we  hope  that  our 
endeavors  will  be  accompanied  with  the  prayers  and 
cooperation  of  the  pastors  from  whom  our  trust  is  derived. 


Amount  received  of  subscribers 

Institute  of  Connecticut  from 

1843. 

Hartford. 
Eliphalet  Terry      $225 
Seth  Terry  225 

James  B.  Hosmer  125 
Thomas  K.  Brace  50 
David  Watkinson  50 
Charles  Seymour  25 
Rev.  Luzern  Ray  15 
Estate  of  Rev.  J.  "£    rft 

S.  Kennedy        ^ 
Elihu  Geer  '•"»  ~() 

East  Windsor. 
Charles  Willey  1 0 

John  Bissel  G 

Benjamin  Cook  42  50 

For  Note  given  in  ") 

1835,  by  Abiel  >  154  95 

Wolcott,  decs'd  ) 
Bishop  Johnson  5 

James  H.  Charlton  10 
Oliver  Cook  10 

Frederick  W.  Grant  20 
Joshua  Risley  10 

John  S.  Clapp  5 

Asel  S.  Roe  50 

Mrs.  Ursula  Skinner  10 
Jesse  Charlton  13 

Erastus  Ellsworth  100 
Rev.  Dr.  Nettleton  00 
Rev.  Dr.  Tyler  25 

Rev.  Levi  Smith         50 

New  Hartford. 
Dea.  John  Brown        10 
Mrs.  J.  Brown  2 

Rev.  Cyrus  Yale  5 

Dea.  George  Adams     1 

Columbia. 
Bera  Woodward         10 
Rev.  J.W.Woodward  10 
A  Friend  in  Colum-  ~) 

bia  by  Rev.  Mr.  >  40 

Woodward  S 


and  others  for  the  Theological 
31.<tf  July,  i842,  to  1st  August, 


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Contribution  inRev 

J.  W.   Wood-     •    9  50 
ward's  Society.     ) 
Dea.  Samuel  Barstow  5 
Daniel  Hunt  50 

North  Coventry. 
Rev.  G.  A.  Calhoun    30 
Wid.  Rachel  Talcott    5 
Lyman  Talcott  5 

Coventry* 
Rev.  William  Ely       10 
Richard  H.  Rose  5 

Thompson. 
Rev.  Dr.  Dow  10 

William  Marsh  5 

Fairfield. 
Rev.  Lyman  Atwater  10 
Dea.  Wm.  MorehouselO 
Dea.  Samuel  A.  Nichol  5 
Chester  Bennet  5 

Bridgeport. 
Rev.  Dr.  Hewitt         23  60 
Church  and  Society  ~) 
of  Bridgeport,  by  >  40 
Rev.  Dr.  Hewitt  ) 
North  Fab  field. 
Rev.  C.  T.  Prentice      5 
Joseph  Wakeman         3 
Albert  Tweedy  2 

Alfred  Perry  2 

James  Baldwin  1 

Stafford. 
Rev.  G.H.Woodward  3 
Minor  Grant  10 

Alis.  Minor  Grant  10 
Ladies  Sewing  Soc.  G 
Nelson  Kingsbury  2 
E.  Kingsbury  2 

M.uy  Baker  1 

Babel  Blodget  1 

Robert  Blodget 
Mary  A.  Blodget  1 


50 


50 


Mrs.  Caroline  Hyde  50 

Mrs.  Alvin  Hyde  50 

Sidney  Smith  50 

Henry  C.  Baker  2 

Ashjord. 
Rev.  Charles  Hyde      5 

Vernon 
Benjamin  Taleott  5 

Chaplin. 
Rev.  E.  Dickinson        5 

Manchester. 
Nathaniel  Hubbard 
Wells  Woodbrid^e 
Benjamin  Lyman 
Joseph  Bidwell 
Normand  Spencer 
Alexander  McKee 
Sprowell  Dean 
Simeon  A.  Spencer 

Tolland. 
Thomas  Wells 

Middle  Had  dam. 
Dea.  Edward  Root 

East  Had  dam. 
Rev.  Isaac  Parsons 
Widow  Mary  Lyon 
Daniel  S.  Chapman 
Edward  Worthington 
Mrs.  Polly  Lewis 
Mrs.  Sarah  Ransom      1  50 
Mrs.  Olive  Emmons      1  50 
Mrs.  Harriet  Brainard  1 
Mrs.  Statira  Fuller        1 
Miss  Mary  A.  Selden        50 
Robert  B.  Chapman      2 

Stonington. 
Henry  Smith  1 

xV.   Stonington. 
Russell  WTheeler  3 

Dea.  Charles  Wheeler  1 
Ezra  Hewitt  2 

Grassy  Hill,  Lyme. 
A  Friend  1 

Killingly. 
Rev.  Ros'U  Whitmore  25 


25 
5 
1 
1 
2 

1 
1 


William  James  5 

Bristol. 

Elijah  Darrow  15 

Chauncey  Jerome  10 

Noble  Jerome  10 

John  Birge  10 

E.  C  Brewster  10 

Chauncey  Ives  25 

Chauncey  Boardman  15 

Huntington. 
Rev.  Tho.  Punderson  20 

fVinsted. 

Rev.  James  Beach  50 
South  Farms,  Litchfield. 

Rev.  D.  L.  Parmlee  20 

Winchester. 

Rev.  Fred.  Marsh  10 
Frederick  E.  Marsh      1  50 

Brookfield. 
Rev.  Abner  Brundage  25 

Middletown. 

A  Friend  25 

Branford. 
Rev.  T.  P.  Gillett       5 
A  Friend  5 

Northford. 

Mrs.  Mary  Noyes.  10 

Plainville,  Farmington. 
Luc}r  Root  5 

TVcthersfield, 
Chester  Buckley        100 
Nathan  Kellogg  5 

Chauncey  Robbins        3 

JJ/ndsor. 
Herlehigh  Haskell         5 

East  Hartford. 

Rev.  Samuel  Spring  50 

New  Haven 

Charles  W.  Hinman  10 
M.  G.  Elliot  5 

Philo  Blake  5 

Mrs.  S.  B.  Steel  5 

Mrs.  J.  Mitchilson         5 
Jane  Sullivan  1 


Enfield. 

Eben  Parsons  25 

Rev.  F.  L.  Robbins  10 
Dea.  Luther  Pierce  4 
Orson  Terry  2 

Reuben  Hamilton  1 

Ephraim  Potter  1 

Geo.  W.  Martin  2 

John  Houston 
Thomas  L.  Smith 
James  Wallace  2 

A.  L.  Spaulding 
J.  P.  Converse  1 

George  Meacham  2 

Portland. 
Dea.  Job  H.  Payne       5 
Luther  Wilcox  2 

Joel  Strickland  1 

Sylvester  Stocking  1 
Joseph  Goodrich  1 

Asa  Strickland  1 

Erastus  Strong  1 

A  Friend 
James  W.  White 
P.  H.  Sellew 
Franklin  Payne 

Hadley,  Mass. 
Doct.  Wm.  Porter.      10 

Sunderland. 
Elijah  Rowe  1 

Austin  Smith  2 

Dea.  Quartus  Smith  5 
Horace  Henderson  1 
Phineas  Graves  I 

Longmeadow 
Dea.  Eben.  Bliss  5 

East  Itongmeadow. 
Rev.  Mr.  Tupper  3 

E/ijicld,  Mass. 
Joseph  Keith  431 

West  BrooJc/icld. 
Charles  Gilbert  2 

Adolphus  Hamilton      5 


50 
50 

50 


50 
50 
50 
50 


50 


Barter  Ellis  1 

4  Ibbington. 
Mrs.  Lydia  Cobb  6 

Marblehead 
Mrs. Hannah  Read.        0 

Ware  \  'ilhure. 
Rev.  Nairn m  Gale         5 
Thomas  Snell  3 

Dr.  Horace  Goodrich  5 
Rev.  Harvey  Smith       5 
Hollis,  N.  Hampshire. 
Dea.  E.  Birgc  1 

Chris.  P.  Farley  10 

Jonathan  T.  Wheeler  1.0 

Providence,  R.  I. 
Benjamin  Hoppin        50 
David  Andrews  20 

William  S.  Patten         5 
T.  Salisbury  1 

R.  M.  Field  &  Wife  )  2 

$1  each  3 

Maria  Eddy  5 

John  H.  Mason  10 

Rev.  M.Tucker, D.D.25 
Moses  Hearly  5 

Shubael  Hutchins       10 
John  Kingsbury  10 

Newport. 
Dea.  M.  Hammitt  5 

Stephen  Cahoon  5 

Lonsdale. 
Joseph  C.  Yates  1 

SceJio/i/i. 
Joseph  C.  Brown  1 

Cash  1  50 

Almond  O.  Brown  50 

Rachel  Carpenter  50 

Dea.  William  Ellis        1 
Church  Gray  50 

Rev.  James  O  Barney  1 


Total,         S3019  25 
B.  HASKELL,  Treasurer. 


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The  following  acknowledgment  comprises  a  description  of  aid  to 
our  common  cause,  which  is  appropriated  to  the  objects 
specified  without  passing  through  the  hands  of  the  Treas- 
urer, and  consequently  is  not  credited  in  his  report. 

Donations  in  money  have  been  received  by  Professor 
Thompson  in  aid  of  indigent  students  from  Ladies  in 
Hartford  ;  the  Female  Friendly  Society  North  Coven- 
try ;  Rev.  G.  A.  Calhoun  North  Coventry  ;  Mrs.  E.  But- 
ler Northampton,  Mass. ;  Ladies  Sewing  Society,  and 
other  friends  in  East  Windsor  ;  and  Rev.  D.  L.  Parmilee 
Litchfield. 

These  contributions  are  applied  to  reduce  the  expense 
of  board.  Enough  has  been  received  the  last  five  years  to 
enable  all  who  desired  assistance  to  obtain  board  for  one 
dollar  a  week.  It  is  believed  that  a  little  attention  to  this 
branch  of  benevolence  among  our  friends  will  secure  very 
important  relief  to  those  members  of  the  Institute  whose 
resources  have  been  slender  from  the  commencement  of 
their  preparation  for  the  ministry,  and  some  of  whom  are 
now  especially  embarrassed  by  the  partial  failure  of  ap- 
propriations on  which  they  had  been  accustomed  to  rely. 

Articles  of  wearing  apparel  and  bedding  for  the  use  of 
students  have  been  received  by  Mrs.  Thompson,  from 
Ladies  in  Hartford  ;  The  Female  Friendly  Society, 
North  Coventry ;  and  Rev.  Mr.  Yale  of  New  Hartford. 

Donations  of  books  to  the  Library  have  been  made  by 
Rev.  D.  G.  Sprague,  Westchester  ;  Rev.  Thomas  Snell, 
D.  D.  Brcokfield,  Mass. ;  Rev.  A.  Nettleton,  D.  D.  East 
Windsor;  Rev.  A.  Cobb,  Taunton,  Mass.;  Rev.  Thomas, 
Smyth,  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  Robert  Carter,  New  York ; 
Rev.  D.  Carpenter,  Foxboro,  Mass. ;  Rev.  C.  J.  Ten- 
ney,  Northampton,  Mass. ;  Mrs.  Fpote,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
Secretaries  and  Treasurer  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  ; 
American  Doctrinal   Tract   Society. 

Several  books  of  considerable  value  have  been  given,, 
the  names  of  whose  donors  have  not  yet  reached  the 
Librarian. 


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